Deep in the dark forests that cover northern Russia lived an old woodcutter and his wife. The couple were sometimes sad because they did not have children. A child would have brought warmth and joy into their cabin. But it was not to be, and the old couple never spoke of their sadness to each other.
One morning, the woodcutter needed to stay at home to cut logs. His wife helped him clear an area of snow so that he could work with his axe and saw. The old man suddenly smiled as he saw the snow which was piling up by the front door of their hut.
'Do you remember we used to make snowmen when we were teenagers? Let's have a bit of fun and make a snow figure. Let's make ourselves a daughter of snow!' he said.
The two of them began shaping the snow into the form of a human. The happy couple did not know that Father Frost, an ancient winter god who lived in the forest, was watching them. He felt sorry for the old childless couple and decided to give life to the snow figure they had created.
What was happening? The woodcutter watched in disbelief as their snow figure began to take on a human form. In just a few minutes, a beautiful teenage girl was standing in front of them. She was dressed in a sparkling pale blue gown, and over her shoulders, she wore a cape of white fur.
'I'm Snegurochka, your daughter. Please welcome me into your home,' she said.